INVEGA Reviews (PALIPERIDONE)Average Rating: 2.1 (284 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare INVEGA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR INVEGA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Bipolar disorder | Sleepiness | I actually have been on several different doses at different times. We tried so many different things to help me. Nothing worked as well as Invega. I kept telling people it made me who I would be if I wasn't bipolar. I was calm and patient instead of angry. I didn't yell as much. I could finally sleep at night and function during the day. I waa finally balanced instead of existing at one of the extremes. Unfortunately it ended up interacting with something else I started taking later on from a different Dr. Because of the side effects my Dr stopped the Invega. We tried other things, without success. I'm thrilled we are finally able to try Invega again. Finally sleeping better again already! I never had lots of side effects from Invega like I have with other meds either. Invega has been my miracle drug for my sanity. I'd be lost without it. It calms the constant racing thoughts. And helps the severe depression so I don't have to keep crying myself to sleep at night. It also prevents the mania, which is exausting when it crashes. So thankful to have it back! | F | 37 | 2 years 6mg 1X day | 1/15/2022 | 5 | Schizoaffective disorder | Anything from A to Z | M | 68 | 4 years 6 mg 1X day | 10/29/2021 | 5 | Court order | Weight gain. I look pregnant. Shrunken genitals, erectile dysfunction, Exhausted, sterile, constipation, bad breath, bad skin, hair loss on face, hair thinned on head, back is bent below neck(buffalo hump), strange way of walking, eyes lost the light in them, hemroids, triglycerides high, frequent pissing, weak stream when pissing, starting and stopping when pissing, unable to get all the piss out, man boobs, hands go numb in certain position, night sweats, night terrors, seems like a loss of frontal lobe brain activity, ECT. | Used to date prom queen in school, worked out, enjoyed life. Now I am court ordered to take this poison. I dread the next injection. This is a hardship. I regard it as discipline. You must love discipline in order to learn. If you are court ordered to take meds, learn to love it and things will get better after a little while of suffering. THIS IS NOT PERMANENT! Keep the faith. 512-790-1696 I'm willing to listen. Also, guys, ginseng helps reverse the sexual dysfunction and valerian root calms the restlessness. In Christ Jesus. | M | 39 | 3 years 156mg | 6/8/2020 | 5 | Scizoaffective | This drug cures psychosis. The documented negetive effects are all true. If one can accept the auditory hallucinations I would respectfully suggest trying to come off the medication if you can't stand the side effects. They are devestating. To speed up the process of restoration of your dopamine and seratonin receptors I suggest the use of marijuana if the you get to the point where you can't feel anything physical or emotion at all. Marijuana depletes the amount of activity of antipsychotic in the brain. It will also make at AH worse once then half life has run its course which is up to 18 months at the most documented. Do not stay on this drug long term it will ruin your life. It will be like you got a a lobotomy and you arnt even a person anymore. Straight up. Do your research to reviews of this drug before you get on the shot. Take as small a dose as possible to see how you react I took the biggest shot and I had sleep apnea and night terrors so severe it was the worst time of my life for a month or so. Having said that this drug pulled me out of psychosis and restored my mind to a rational state. Only full blown incurable scizophrenics should be treated with this med and scizoaffectives I suggest to get off of it once psychosis is cured | Research occrams razor and synchronicity | M | 33 | 9 months 6mg | 5/1/2020 | 5 | Tiredness and dry mouth. | So far it has been great | M | 35 | 2 months 156 mg | 1/6/2018 | 5 | Paranoid schizophrenia | None once i missed my monthly shot though i became ill again | I take invega and prozac, combined i have my life back, no longer suffering ED ,im happy,invega alone is not good,this drug should not be used on just depression from reading their stories on this site...i pray all of you find peace and serenity in your life,God bless... | M | 34 | 4 years 254 | 12/24/2017 | 5 | personality disorder | I seem to get a knot at the injection site | I am extremely satisfied with this medication in the short three months that I have been on on it I have been able to acquire a job, and have had more energy to do things. I have noticed that my moods are more under control being on invega. | F | 45 | 3 months injection | 2/24/2017 | 5 | Schizoaffective disorder | Lactation, loss of period/very irregular periods, loss of sex drive, loss of imagination WEIGHT GAIN (40+ pounds!) but more positively, back to reality | It is the best anti psychotic I have ever been on and I've been on 4 or 5. No mental side effects like drowsiness or feeling dead like others. Was back to normal which is what the drug is supposed to do. | F | 25 | 3 years 75 mg/mo | 7/29/2016 | 5 | bypoler scitsofrina | My sex drive is gone and my bones hert breathing is hard drooling snoring constapashion diearea when i do go | I dont like it its ruining my sex drive sleeping is hard with out drugs to go to sleep nightmares or weard dreams.. | F | 33 | 10 months 6mg 9mg in | 4/29/2016 | 5 | disorganized thoughts/schizophrenia | none | Each month I become more and more able to engage with others and speak clearly. I never gained any weight, and I have just begun to go to the gym. The monthly injection bothers me, but at least I know the medicine is consistent. | M | 19 | 117mg 1X M | 1/24/2016 | 5 | schizophrenia | Sleepiness | It has been a miracle drug for me. I have been on it over a year and everything is going fine. I started on the pills and switched to the injection. I don't get why there's so many bad reviews. Ill be on this meds for the rest of my life. If you're on the pills ask you're Dr about the injection | M | 26 | 1 years 234 mg | 3/3/2015 | 5 | misdiagnosed | It does slow down your sex drive. It is equivalent to vyvance* | M | 21 | 10 days 6 | 11/7/2014 | 5 | paranoid thoughts | weight gain, sleep alot | It helped me to be calm in my head. I have no paranoid thougts anymore, no anxiety anymore, no stress anymore. I did stop with school but i cant tell if its because of the medicine. | M | 24 | 2 years 6 MG 1X day | 9/2/2014 | 5 | Schizoaffective disorder | I can get a bit tired and experience a bit of lethargy. I believe the drug can slow you down. Also I sometimes get red eyes after evening dose that correlates to me getting sleepy. Anyone with this side effect? | F | 31 | 2 years 6mg | 3/4/2014 | 5 | Chronic depression & anxiety, PTSD | First day very sedated but not sleepy, miserable. Since then, gradually got so much better except lack of sleep. | Stopped panic attacks, stopped severe anxiety and depression. Regained personality and executive function. I went to high level functioning that was not possible for over 7 yrs. This is a miracle drug for me so far, I have no dread or fears in any distressful amount and am organizing and cleaning, laughing, smiling and talking while engaging in the here and now. I haven't felt this balanced and strong for 7 yrs and had given up hope. I was in agony every day all the time before. | F | 58 | 17 days 3 1X day | 2/28/2014 | 5 | schizophrenia | None | M | 37 | 1 years 150 mg | 1/17/2014 | 5 | paranoid schizophrenia | invega sustenna with elevate everybody's prolactin ,inability to focus although i have had before my paranoid schizophrenia. this drug works really well for me. i have zero paranoid thoughts. other than the prolactin i have zero side effects | i would not recommend this drug to someone because of the side effects i have seen listed | M | 22 | 8 months 156mg 1X M | 1/4/2014 | 5 | mild bipolar, mild borderline | weight gain, weight gain, weight gain. Mild muscle tightness but I take an occasional Lorazepam .5mg for anxiety and that helps. Lethargy is a battle too but my Dr recently said energy begets energy (doing creates more doing) and it took a bit to overcome the lethargy but my Dr was right because now I'm consistently doing more than I used to. This med has helped me tremendously to get stable and my life on track. The weight gain sucks but I also had a poor diet so I'm working on that and by the summer I want to be exercising more. I seem to get frequent kidney stones and I'm trying to figure out if Invega is part of the cause. Looking back they may have started around the time I began Invega, but again poor diet could be to blame for that too! (lots of fast food = high sodium & high fat/calories) | F | 37 | 5 years 3MG | 12/27/2013 | 5 | schizophrenia | Sexual side effects like trouble having an orgasm or achieving an erection or holding it for any length of time | I like this medicine. I was able to quit smoking, don't need caffeine as much, takes away all of the positive symptoms and also I am not so socially withdrawn either. | M | 36 | 5 years 9mg 1X day | 7/25/2013 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder/Social Phobia | weight loss (40lbs), urinating more frequent | This medicine works the best in keeping my mood stable. I no longer experience any symptoms of bipolar disorder and social phobia. The only thing that I don't like about this Invega is that I have to urinate more frequently. Also, it has help me lose almost 40lbs. All of the medications that I have taken in the past such as lithium, seroquel, and depakote made me gain weight (50lbs). Invega has changed my life! | M | 39 | 2 years 117MG 1X M | 8/7/2012 |
INVEGA (PALIPERIDONE): This medication is used to treat certain mental/mood disorders (such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder). This medication can decrease hallucinations and help you to think more clearly and positively about yourself, feel less agitated, and take a more active part in everyday life. Paliperidone belongs to a class of drugs called atypical antipsychotics. It works by helping to restore the balance of certain natural substances in the brain. FDA Approval Date: 2006-12-19 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)